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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Importing Archive Storage Copies</h1>
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   <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_p4418105261114">The <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text191881939173916">product</span> allows you to import archive storage copies. If an archive copy cannot be used for restoration due to <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text1881414124913">product</span> faults, connect the archive storage to another set of <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text1640132143018">product</span> and use the copy import function to import the metadata of the copy to the new set of <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text185766516308">product</span>. This way, you can use the copy for restoration.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4>
    <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_p7363141717408">Archive storage has been added.</p>
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     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_li1945015110349">Importing an archive storage copy will import all metadata in the copy to the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text1166054210399">product</span>.</li>
     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_li62891417347">Currently, archive storage copy import is supported only for VMware, Oracle, HDFS, HBase, NAS file systems, and NAS shares.</li>
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     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_li29467494016"><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_en-us_topic_0000002164660702_en-us_topic_0000001132896521_en-us_topic_0000001125223205_en-us_topic_0000001091431193_uicontrol123381932135316"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_en-us_topic_0000002164660702_en-us_topic_0000001132896521_en-us_topic_0000001125223205_text3591711162920">System</span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_en-us_topic_0000002164660702_en-us_topic_0000001132896521_en-us_topic_0000001125223205_text134875310309">Infrastructure</span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_en-us_topic_0000002164660702_text102788238478"><strong>Archive Storage Library</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_en-us_topic_0274211889_en-us_topic_0224938451_li18900716111720"><span>On the <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_uicontrol48115514412"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text49713445424"><strong>Object Storage</strong></span></b></span> tab page, click <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_b1094823719296"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text2298330588"><strong>More</strong></span></strong> on the right of an archive storage system and select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_b142351526304"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text10806458133315"><strong>Import Archive Storage Copy</strong></span></strong>.</span></li>
     <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_en-us_topic_0223232371_li51656395"><span>In the dialog box that is displayed, click <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164788860__en-us_topic_0000002200069893_text20961626967"><strong>OK</strong></span>.</span></li>
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